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The Moon on Thursday, June 23, 1977: Waxing Crescent, 39% lit

Waxing · 39.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 19°

Moon age

6.7days

Moon phase on June 23, 1977Waxing Crescent

Thursday 23 June 1977383,371 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, June 23, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 39.1% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

39.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
383,371 km238,215 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (19°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 23, 1977 is on Friday, July 1, 1977 at 03:24 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 16, 1977 at 18:23 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, June 16, 197718:23
First Quarter (after)Friday, June 24, 197712:44

The Moon around June 23

More about this date

Thursday, June 23, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 16, 1977 to the new moon of July 16, 1977, a cycle of 29.59 days.